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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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